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Then, once the squad has been beefed up during the transfer window, City could launch an assault on the play-offs over the second half of the season. That was the plan and it’s still firmly on track.

In fact, the Imps are actually ahead of schedule. Yet for some reason there seems to be an air gloom among a section of fans, frustrated by a couple of underwhelming home performances.

“No plan B”, “we haven’t got a goalscorer”, “we’re one dimensional” were some of the gripes I saw on social media after Saturday’s goal-less draw with Crawley.

Of course, it's important not to take snap criticisms from social media commentators too seriously and there were plenty of more favourable comments too. But there was a slight air of restlessness in the crowd, perhaps for the first time this season.